diff --git a/packages/opal-server/opal_server/server.py b/packages/opal-server/opal_server/server.py
index a846e5a80..a0fd07925 100644
--- a/packages/opal-server/opal_server/server.py
+++ b/packages/opal-server/opal_server/server.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ async def start_server_background_tasks(self):
                         await self.broadcast_listening_context.__aenter__()
                         # if the broadcast channel is closed, we want to restart worker process because statistics can't be reliable anymore
                         self.broadcast_listening_context._event_broadcaster.get_reader_task().add_done_callback(
-                            lambda _: self._graceful_shutdown()
+                            self._handle_broadcast_listener_done
                         )
                     asyncio.create_task(self.opal_statistics.run())
                     self.pubsub.endpoint.notifier.register_unsubscribe_event(
@@ -412,6 +412,26 @@ async def stop_server_background_tasks(self):
         except Exception:
             logger.exception("exception while shutting down background tasks")
 
+    def _handle_broadcast_listener_done(self, task: asyncio.Task):
+        try:
+            exception = task.exception()
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            logger.info("Broadcast listener task was cancelled")
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.error(
+                "Failed to read broadcast listener task result: {err}",
+                err=repr(exc),
+            )
+        else:
+            if exception is not None:
+                logger.error(
+                    "Broadcast listener failed; check OPAL server broadcast URI '{uri}': {err}",
+                    uri=self.broadcaster_uri,
+                    err=repr(exception),
+                )
+
+        self._graceful_shutdown()
+
     def _graceful_shutdown(self):
         logger.info("Trigger worker graceful shutdown")
         os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGTERM)
diff --git a/packages/opal-server/opal_server/tests/test_server_broadcast_listener.py b/packages/opal-server/opal_server/tests/test_server_broadcast_listener.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d4e5764a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/opal-server/opal_server/tests/test_server_broadcast_listener.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import asyncio
+
+from opal_server import server as server_module
+from opal_server.server import OpalServer
+
+
+class CapturingLogger:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.errors = []
+        self.infos = []
+
+    def error(self, message, **kwargs):
+        self.errors.append((message, kwargs))
+
+    def info(self, message, **kwargs):
+        self.infos.append((message, kwargs))
+
+
+class DoneTask:
+    def __init__(self, result=None, error=None):
+        self.result = result
+        self.error = error
+
+    def exception(self):
+        if self.error is not None:
+            raise self.error
+        return self.result
+
+
+def make_server(monkeypatch):
+    opal_server = object.__new__(OpalServer)
+    opal_server.broadcaster_uri = "postgres://bad-host:5432/postgres"
+    shutdowns = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        opal_server,
+        "_graceful_shutdown",
+        lambda: shutdowns.append("shutdown"),
+    )
+    return opal_server, shutdowns
+
+
+def test_logs_broadcast_listener_exception(monkeypatch):
+    opal_server, shutdowns = make_server(monkeypatch)
+    captured = CapturingLogger()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server_module, "logger", captured)
+
+    opal_server._handle_broadcast_listener_done(
+        DoneTask(result=RuntimeError("could not resolve host"))
+    )
+
+    assert shutdowns == ["shutdown"]
+    assert captured.errors == [
+        (
+            "Broadcast listener failed; check OPAL server broadcast URI '{uri}': {err}",
+            {
+                "uri": "postgres://bad-host:5432/postgres",
+                "err": "RuntimeError('could not resolve host')",
+            },
+        )
+    ]
+
+
+def test_logs_cancelled_broadcast_listener(monkeypatch):
+    opal_server, shutdowns = make_server(monkeypatch)
+    captured = CapturingLogger()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server_module, "logger", captured)
+
+    opal_server._handle_broadcast_listener_done(
+        DoneTask(error=asyncio.CancelledError())
+    )
+
+    assert shutdowns == ["shutdown"]
+    assert captured.infos == [("Broadcast listener task was cancelled", {})]
+
+
+def test_logs_failure_to_read_listener_result(monkeypatch):
+    opal_server, shutdowns = make_server(monkeypatch)
+    captured = CapturingLogger()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server_module, "logger", captured)
+
+    opal_server._handle_broadcast_listener_done(
+        DoneTask(error=ValueError("task state unavailable"))
+    )
+
+    assert shutdowns == ["shutdown"]
+    assert captured.errors == [
+        (
+            "Failed to read broadcast listener task result: {err}",
+            {"err": "ValueError('task state unavailable')"},
+        )
+    ]